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WEdNEsdAy, N ovemòer 15, 2000
NWAACC: Clackamas wins despite snow and ice
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“Every meet we were getting
closer and closer to each other
in the race,” said Sophomore
Sarah Block. “Seeing everyone
that close felt really good.”
With both teams winning
their championship, Clackamas
easily dominated the Com
bined Championship by a good
16 points.
“To win the Co-ed Combined
after losing it by two points
last year is nice,” said Hickey.
“That’s the one I want to win
every time, because that shows
who is the most dominant one
in the conference.”
Dodge, who had been a fa
vorite to take the race, finished
5th overall last year. Along
with the rest of the team Dodge
came out with a win win atti
tude.
“Our team was really pumped
up for it, we knew we could
win,” said Dodge. “There was
never any doubt in our minds.
We fought through, and we did
it two years in a row.”
The ice, snow and freezing
temperatures were in no way a
deterrent for the determined
Clackamas team.
“Everybody thought since
we were the ones from [Clacka
mas} that we would be the ones
not used to [the weather],”
said Block. “We were the ones
out in the snow first, on the
starting lines 10 minutes before
the other teams came out from
huddling up inside.”
The Cougars have come a
long way as a team, helping
each other every step of the
way. With camp-outs, little
functions and running as a
team, they have formed a bond
that may last a lifetime.
“We’re so tightly knit,” said
Dodge.’ “It’s always been fun,
just the greatest time and to be
able to repeat is just incred
ible.”
Hickey’s
being
named
NWAACC coach of the year has
continued the tradition passed
on to him by his predecessor
Mike Hodges who helped the
team be named program of the
90’s.
“To have my mentor Mike
Hodges come up to me and give
me a hug and tell me he’s proud
of me is a big deal,” said Hickey.
“It’s exciting for me to be a part
of this.”
Ryan Mastropietro, Matt So-
losabal, C. J. Savage, and Jonah
Normand all had strong races fin
ishing 8, 10, 11, and 12 respec
tively, to help the men devastate
the competition. Mandy Bates,
Tiffany Winsor, Stacy Hopkins,
Alyssa Anderson, and Sherry
Brenton pulled together as a
MIKE HICKEY I Clackamas Print
Clackamas' women champions run amidst the pack in the biting cold of a Spokane winter. Cougars
from L-R Sarah Block (31), Tifany Winsor (34), Mandy Bates, Jennie Hardie (35), and Stacy Hopkins.
team to push Clackamas over the
edge to beat Spokane and win the
championship.
Winning an event of this caliber is a
great experience for all involved, and
makes memories of which will last a
lifetime.
“It feels really good,” added Block.
“It makes the season worth it”
Cougar volleyball loses to 2nd
ranked Chemeketa Storm
ELENA BORYSKA
Staff Writer
DICK CLOUSER / Clackamas Print
Defensive Specialist, freshman
Meghan Boeckman "Megs"
goes for the bump as her
teammates watch on in the
background.
Wednesday pitted the women
volleybailers at home against
Chemeketa, for
the last league,
game ofthe2000-
2001 season.
This game
was a good mea
suring point for
Clackamas, who
will be going to
the NWAACC
Championships,
appearing in the
Southern
Region’s
4th
place spot.
The games were pretty evenly
played, but Chemeketa ended up the
winner, 12-15,11-15,15-12and2-15.
The Cougars got an all-out perfor
mance by Eryn Wagner, who had 11
kills, 2 service aces and 21 digs. The
Cougars will be looking for play like
that as they head to the NWAACC
Championships, Thursday at Mt.
Hood.
The good news for the Cougars
is that the players
that have been
missing these last
couple of weeks,
Lisa Free, Julie
Dancer, Meghan
Boeckman and
Misty Bernhardt,
will all be available
to play this week
end.
“It’s nice not
have any pres
sure, but to be
able to go out and release,” said
Head Coach Kathie Woods.
“We’re just going to play the best
we can.”
This week’s Clackamas Player of
the Week is Haley Howe, re
warded for her intensity and desire.
Runners’ times
and placing
1
Men
1. Trevor Dodge
3. Allen Harrison
8. Ryan Mastopietro
10. Matt Solosabal
11. C. J. Savage
12. Jonah Normand
2637
26:44
27:01
27:13
27:14
27:16
Women
6. Sarah Block
7. Jennie Hardie
14. Mandy Bates
16. Tifany Winsor
17. Stacy Hopkins
19. Alyssa Anderson
24. Sherry Brenton
20:41
20:51
2120
21:30
21:35
22:06
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Player of the week
Haley Howe "Halsey"
Position: Middle Hitter/
Outside Hitter
Height: 5’8”
Hometown: Portland
Role model: Mom
Favorite movie line: It's not
over until the fat lady sings.
Favorite Car: Mustang
Convertible (Red, 5-speed, GT
Cobra)
Haley brings in excellent fundamen
tals and an aggressive attitude that
will greatly help this Cougar squad.
Haley's experience in the Middle
Hitting position fills a needed spot
that proves to be stronger and defi
nitely deeper than last year. She is
confident and ready to make a dif
ference at the championships this
season. Haley is also very mature
for a freshman.
--Head Coach Kathie Woods
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